PRAXIS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES NEW PLATFORM FOR HAUSA LITERATURE IN KANO
PRAXIS MAGAZINE ONLINE ANNOUNCES NEW PLATFORM FOR HAUSA LITERATURE IN KANO: The Praxis Hangout held on the 20th of July,…
Interview with 2015 Caine Prize Judge; Cóilín Parsons.
Dr Cóilín Parsons is an Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University, Washington. With a PHD in English and Comparative…
DESIRE by Deborah Oluniran
DESIRE by Deborah Oluniran A large cockroach ran across her foot and she wanted to scream like someone insane but…
NEW OPENINGS by Awwal Abdul
NEW OPENINGS by Awwal Abdul You worshiped him. It was not love at first sight; it was lust that transformed…
BAPTISM by Sybbil White
BAPTISM by Sybbil White To us, she was ChakaChaka because the strings of pierced mineral corks she wore on her…
“Like Mother Like Daughter” by Christtie Jay
image source: pixabay.com LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER The morning after you find a ring hidden in your man’s car, you…
When your roof begins to burn, there is a moment of decision whether to reach for the pen and write a novel on fire, or seek water. -Chuma Nwokolo
Chuma Nwokolo speaks… Photo credit: Africawrites There is a certain resemblance between Chuma Nwokolo and the Nigerian poet, Christopher Okigbo…
My Farafina Story: Miracle Adebayo
The Farafina Trust Creative Writing workshop, facilitated by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was held last month. Praxis spoke to some of…
“Blood In My Eye: The Poetics of Trauma and Memory” by Dominique Christina
image source: pixabay.com To paraphrase, James Baldwin said that to be Black in this country is to be in a…
“Figurative Pieces” by Wambui Ochieng'
Image by Delyth Williams from Pixabay FIGURATIVE PIECES The hills at Koru Remind me of your hips That sharp edge…